Director Shareholding

Wood Group (John) PLC
16 December 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC



2. Name of director


SIR IAN C WOOD



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest


NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF A NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDING OF

SIR IAN C WOOD



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)




  Sir Ian C Wood's Interests




                           Member                            Ordinary Shares   Balance

Beneficial
Sir Ian C Wood                                                    51,039,387   51,039,387

Non-Beneficial
AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustees of Mrs L Jackson's               4,121,217   55,160,604
Childrens' Settlement CEJ
AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustees of Mrs L Jackson's               4,121,217   59,281,821
Childrens' Settlement FMJ
AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustees of Mrs L Jackson's               4,121,217   63,403,038
Childrens' Settlement MIJ
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of Mr & Mrs J Wood's         2,511,270   65,914,308
Settlement
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of ICW's Childrens'          1,667,790   67,582,098
Settlement 1976
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of ICW's Childrens'         40,287,413  107,869,511
Settlement 1981
EC Garrett & Others as Joint Trustees of ICW's Childrens'         36,000,000  143,869,511
Settlement 1997
E C Garrett & Graham Good as Trustees of ICW's Trust 2003            300,000      300,000

TOTALS                                                           144,169,511  144,169,511
Total Non-beneficial                                              93,130,124   93,130,124





5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


N/A



6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary


TRANSFER OF NON-BENEFICIAL SHAREHOLDING TO BENEFICIARY



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


AJH Shaw & Sir Ian Wood: Trustees of Mrs L Jackson's Childrens'
Settlement MIJ
            4,121,217 ORDINARY SHARES OF 3 1/3 PENCE EACH



10. Percentage of issued class


0.85%



11. Class of security


ORDINARY SHARES OF 31/3 PENCE EACH



12. Price per share


NIL - TRANSFER TO BENEFICIAL HOLDER



13. Date of transaction


16 DECEMBER 2003



14. Date company informed


16 DECEMBER 2003



15. Total holding following this notification


140,048,294



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


29.03%



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.



17. Date of grant


N/A







18. Period during which or date on which exercisable


N/A



19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option


N/A



20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number


N/A



21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise


N/A



22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification


N/A



23. Any additional information


TRANSFER OF NON-BENEFICIAL SHARES TO BENEFICIAL HOLDER



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


GLENIS RYLANCE (01224 851041)



25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


NICK GILMAN, GROUP INVESTOR RELATIONS MANAGER

IAN JOHNSON, COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of Notification


16 DECEMBER 2003



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